Posted on February 17, 2018 in Birds, Documentary, Nature, Wildlife, Winter
Another day … another 75,000 snow geese to photograph! One of my favorite sights during the migration is watching the snow geese land on the water or ice (without crashing into one another!). Their little orange feet come down and they land with such grace! On this day, the sun was shining brightly in the early afternoon of my visit. The largest number of photographers and bird enthusiasts seems to be toward dusk when more and more snow geese make their way to the lake to roost for the night. Unfortunately, as the day grew long, the clouds rolled in and hopes for photographing birds at sunset was lost. Still the soft light as the sun fell behind the clouds made for beautiful coloring on the water.
Posted on February 14, 2018 in Birds, Documentary, Nature, Wildlife, Winter
Note to self … never pass up the opportunity to spend the day with 70,000+ of your favorite snow geese! The migration is AMAZING to see and hear in person. If you have the chance, don’t miss it! The time is now and the place is Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area in Kleinfeltersville, Pa.
Posted on February 11, 2018 in Birds, Documentary, Landscape, Nature, Winter
I made a short visit to Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area on Saturday. With rain in the forecast for the afternoon, I knew it would be a quick visit. The estimate for the day was 50,000 snow geese and they were very active as 4-6 bald eagles were in the vicinity looking for lunch! Everyone waits for the geese to take to flight en masse and they did not disappoint! With that many geese flying overhead, it’s inevitable that you will be subject to falling poop. It happened to me and a couple friends yesterday. Yuck!
Posted on February 7, 2018 in Landscape, Nature, Winter
It was a dark and stormy day…..! Okay, well maybe not dark, but definitely stormy! It started with snow at daybreak which later changed to sleet and now is mostly rain which is freezing on the trees and probably everything else (a.k.a. roads!). I was home from work (snow day!) and spent a little time photographing birds in the garden … along with some icy trees! This year there are many trees (maples, oaks?) that have not lost all of their leaves, which adds a nice touch of color to the otherwise drab winter landscape.
Posted on February 6, 2018 in Birds, Documentary, Nature, Wildlife, Winter
Wings up, wings down, wings somewhere in between! There were plenty of Tundra Swans at Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area over the weekend – estimates say about 2,500. They are so elegant in flight as well as on the water.